Sometimes, a character is hated simply for their own characteristics -- because he's annoying, because he came in after the show Jumped the Shark, because she's a raging Mary Sue and gets too much attention, or because he's the replacement of a fan favorite. The list goes on. More often, when Shipping comes into play, though, a character -- even one who was tolerated or loved before -- can become hated for a plot-related reason outside of their character: interfering with a fan's OTP. Can we get a little MST3K Mantra here, please? This page has gotten long enough to need subpages: